A special election became necessary because of a change in state law that calls for an election when there is a vacancy in a county office if there is a local act calling for an election like Etowah County has.

The seat became vacant after the resignation last year of Commissioner Tom Batey.

The district has about 8,800 registered voters.

In the Feb. 15 District 6 primary election, there were about 1,700 votes cast, or about a 19 percent turnout, but there was also an election on the ballot for renewing district school taxes.

The general election will be April 26.

District 6 includes: Whorton Bend; South Gadsden; Walnut Park; a portion of downtown Gadsden south of Broad Street; part of Rainbow City, including the area north of Alabama 77; a portion of East Gadsden; Country Club and Clubview, and a small number of voters in Glencoe, primarily on Paden Road and Nunnally Avenue.

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